Dining Room Upgrades

My little old dining room has made some big milestones as well lately. The chandelier was a birthday present and the china cabinet was for Christmas. The china cabinet came from a consignment shop and the owner was willing to paint it however I wished- so glossy white it was. I definitely wanted an antique with character to mix in here, and I love it!

It's got plenty of storage and I can actually see my china and crystal. That's an incredible feeling after it was stuffed in something way to small and dark for the last three years.

For anyone that is wondering, the white and gold china is Royal Crown Derby in Carlton Gold, the crystal is Waterford Lismore, and the dessert plates are Mottahedeh Tobacco Leaf.

Storage underneath for linens...

 I think the chandelier keeps things modern, which I like. It is beautiful and I love turning it on at night- this room was usually dark before.

Fresh flowers never hurt, right?

The dining room transformed into a space I can appreciate so much more now. In true blogger fashion, I have already decided some other things I would like to do to finish off the room. It really does help to take photos of your rooms to see how things look. I usually eliminate more clutter this way and decide what I need. 

A few more possibilities:

-Larger artwork/larger frames?

-Switch out hardware on buffett

-Fine tune accessories

As a reminder, this is what our dining room looked like before {so gross to me, eek}

To see more before and transitional photos see here, here and here.

What do you all think?

My family is coming in town and I'll see you back here next week! Have a wonderful weekend.

xoxo.